LETTER: Pre-funeral article was insensitive to family

On Feb. 15 I presided at the funeral Mass for Joseph S. Doran here at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Alpha. The gospel chosen for Joey's funeral was taken from the Gospel of John 14:1-6. In it, Jesus said to his disciples not to let their hearts be troubled.

Joe's parents, along with his brothers and other family members as well as all those who literally filled our church, were very troubled. It is their faith in Jesus Christ, who broke the chains of death, that will help them during this difficult time.

What will not help them is the article that appeared in the Feb. 13 New Jersey edition of The Express Times. Why couldn't you have waited for this family to bury their son before you wrote such an insensitive news item surrounding his death? He was loved by so many.

The article was distasteful. I was appalled reading it. May Joseph rest in peace.